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Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Vermont

2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Vermont

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Schools Ranked
$38,600 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,774 Avg Student Debt*

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Vermont to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Vermont to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for trade school students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top Value Trade Bachelor's Degree Schools in Vermont

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Castleton University

Castleton, Vermont
380 Total Awards
$30,046 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Castleton University the best value school in Vermont for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Castleton is located in Castleton, Vermont and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 380 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Castleton are $30,046 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $22,592 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Castleton. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 23% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Castleton is ranked #4 for overall quality in Vermont.

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#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
2,551 Total Awards
$43,890 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, the fairly large public school awarded 2,551 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UVM are $43,890 a year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $19,673 in loans while pursuing their degree.

UVM does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 29% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

UVM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Vermont list.

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#3

Vermont Technical College

Randolph, Vermont
116 Total Awards
$29,502 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Vermont Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Vermont. Located in Randolph, Vermont, the small public school awarded 116 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Vermont Tech are $29,502 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,431 in student loans.

Vermont Tech does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 41% took at least some of their classes online.

Vermont Tech also made our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Vermont list, coming in at #5.

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#4

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont
739 Total Awards
$44,220 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s value ranking, Champlain College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 739 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Champlain are $44,220 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,209 in student loans.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Champlain. In fact, around 45% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Champlain not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Vermont list.

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#5

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont
732 Total Awards
$45,340 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s value ranking, Norwich University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northfield, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 732 students in 2021-2022.

Norwich undergraduate students pay an average of $45,340 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $21,977 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Norwich. During the 2020-2021 year, about 53% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

Norwich not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Vermont list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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